Applicants
for ration cards are given a card type based on their choice You may like to
know the type of ration cards issued.

All
Commodity cards (Green colour): are issued to those cardholders opting for
rice as well as all other essential commodities.

Sugar
cards ( White) : are issued to cardholders opting for sugar instead of
rice. Cardholders can buy all other essential commodities, except rice.
Sugar card holders are eligible to get an additional 3 kg. of sugar in
lieu of rice.

No
commodity cards (White) : are issued to cardholders who do not want any
commodity under Public Distribution System.

2.
Scale of Commodity for each cardholder:

Sl.

Name
of the Commodity

Price
per Kg.

Scale
of Supply

per
month

Instalments

1.

Rice

Free
since 1.6.2011 onwards

4
Kg. per adult and 2Kg per child subject to a minimum of 12 kgs and a
maximum of 20 kg per ration card (except Nilgris district .For Nilgris
district an additional quantity of 4kg of rice is issued per ration
card. For AAY beneficiaries 35 kg per month at the rate of Rs. 2 per kg.

As
cardholders

choose

2.

Sugar

Rs.13.50

500
gms per head per month for Sugar option ration cards an additional
quantity of 3 kg of sugar in lieu of rice.

In
one instalment .

3.

Wheat

Rs.7.50

10
Kgs per card per month in Chennai City and District Head Quarters and 5
Kg card per month in other areas. (subject to availability)

3.
Scale of Kerosene supply for card holders

The
scale of supply of Kerosene depends on the number of LPG cylinders the
cardholder possess. The following table clearly lays down the entitlements:

Price
of Kerosene ranges from Rs. 13.60 to 14.20 (per litre) taking into account the
distance of the taluk to the oil terminal of Oil Marketing Companies. The
current price of kerosene is fixed in various taluks as per the statement below: